Boiled and Baked Ham

Mams are the back legs taken from pigs that have been reared to become taller and leaner, and heavier and older than those used to produce pork. They are usually salted by soaking in brine and then air-dried and/or smoked. Air-dried and cold-smoked hams are raw, and hot-smoked ham is cooked. The Italian Parma ham is raw, for instance, while most of the hams we have in Britain are cooked – hot-smoked or boiled. Legend has it that the original York hams – renowned for their excellent flavour